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Mark Gai

Media

Where the books keep going

The two books anchor a small, growing world: a daily podcast, an official book site, and a story that has already been told from a TEDx stage.

Beginning November 2026

Heart of Encouragement — the podcast

A daily weekday podcast growing out of The Art of Encouragement and Deeply Planted — piano, conversation, and the practice of encouragement, carrying the books' conviction that nobody is finished yet into every weekday.

The show supports the Storm Foundation, and guest speakers and sponsors are part of its design from the start.

About Mark and the show: the books he coauthored are the show's foundation. Any role for Mark in the program itself is his to announce — this sample claims nothing beyond the books.

The books' official home

The Art of Encouragement — official site

The official one-page home of both books: the two titles together, the podcast announcement, the Storm Foundation, and the books' guest and sponsor inquiries.

Official site — link lands at launch

The official site's public address is added here the moment it is confirmed — this sample invents no URLs.

The story on stage

“Unravel” — TEDxEustis

The story at the heart of The Art of Encouragement is the same story Mark's coauthor Nic Patterson tells in his TEDxEustis talk, Unravel.

Watch the talk

Nic's talk, on the TEDx stage — linked because the books and the talk tell one story.

Press & programs

Need Mark for a story, a stage, a study?

Interview requests, program invitations, and podcast guest or sponsor inquiries all start at the same door.